Kohsuke Mine - Out Of Chaos (1974) [2015 East Wind Masters Collection 1000] CD-Rip

Reissue with the latest DSD remastering. Fine flowing modal music from Mine and his crew (a crack team of the usual j-jazz suspects) from back in '74. This was one of Mine's first outings after switching from alto to tenor and definitely one of his best ever. Also one of the first albums on the very righteous East Wind label. The stately lyrical second track (by Kikuchi) is a standout here, sandwiched between the two high-power numbers penned by Mine. The concept for the cover art is questionable (red gloop as a representation of chaos? Or maybe the art director used this image because s/he was clean out of chaos?). But when it comes to the music, there's nothing lacking here whatsoever!

Tracks:

01 - Recollection
02 - Little Abi
03 - Cross Wind

Personnel:

Kohsuke Mine - tenor sax
Masabumi Kikuchi - piano
Tsutomu Okada - bass
Motohiko Hino - drums